Grain shocker



H STUTT GRAIN sn'ocmm May 27 1924.

2 Sh QQts-Sheet Filed April 9, 1921 May 27, 1924. 1,495,312

H. STUTT GRAIN SHOCKER Filed April 9, 192] 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 @2.

Patented May 27, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,495,312 PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BTUITT, E DAVENPORT, IOWA; LAURA M. STU'I'T EXECUTRIX OF SAID HENRY STUTT, DECEASED.

GRAIN SHOCKER.

Application filed April 9,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Srurr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of I Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain Shockers, of which the followin is a specification, reference being had t erein to the accompanying drawings. My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a grain shocker and has foruts princi al ob ect the provision of a device adapts to travel with the hari'ester and binder to receive the bundles from the latform to which they are delivered by the lnder, and transfer them to the bundle basket from which they are discharged onto the ground.

A nother ob'ect is the construction of the so device in sue a manner that it may be operated to deliver the bundles to the bundle basket with the butt ends extending rearwardly so that they will engage the ground when discharged from said basket.

A further obiect resides in the provision of means where y the bundles are delivered to the basket at an angle so that when deposited upon the ground there will be an I air space at the bottom of the shock.

A still further object consists in the provision of yieldable means whereby the transfer device may yield when the undles are being stacked in the basket so as to prevent undue jar and breakage.

With the above and other objects in view WlllCh will appear as the description iroceeds, my invention consists in the nove details of construction and arrangement of parts described and illustrated in the following s ecification and claims and while I have ilustrated and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be understood that such changes may be made as will fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a to plan. 2 is, an en urged versing pan.

3 is a side elevation, and Fig. 4 is a plan showing the reversing pan 1n dumping position.

In the drawin 1 indicates the outline of a harvester an binder of usual construction having a downwardly slanting dis top plan of the re- 1921. Serial No. 459,941.

charge table 2 extending from one side thereof. My improved device is adapted to travel with the harvester and binden and is mount-- ed along that side having the table extendin therefrom. It consists of a main frame mounted on the rear wheels 4 and the front wheel or castor 5, said frame having connected at the rear end thereof, for operation in any Well known manner, the bundle receiving basket 6. This bundle receiving basket has a central dividing partition which extends half way into the basket from the rear when the basket is in its upright position, and this partition separates the rear ends of the bundles, in the basket in such a manner that when the basket is dumped to discharge the bundles onto the ground, in the form of a shock, there will be a space between the bundles of substantially inverted V-shape to allow the circulation of air for curing or ripening purposes. This arrangement of the shock on the ground allows the grain to be harvested when slightly green and allowed to ripen while shocked.

An auxiliary frame 7 is hingedly connected to the main frame 3, at 8, and the opposite end is yieldingl connected to the main frame by the coils springs 9. These coiled springs are received in openings in both the main and auxiliary frames and are connected thereto by means of the trans versely extending pins 10. They also pass t-hrou h vertically extending openings forms in the beam 11 which is received on and secured to the rear end'of the main frame 3. Secured to therear end of the auxiliary frame is a transversely extending rod bent at the center to form the oppositely inclined portions 12 and 13. The ends of 95 the portions 12 and 13 are bent at substantially right angles to form arms 14 which engage the sides of the frame and receive fastoning means for securing the. rod to the frame. Pivotally connected to the transversely extending rod is my improved transfor device or pan whichis'adapted to receive the bundles from the discharge table 2-. This transferring device or pan is formed in two sections 15 and 1(, each having an up 195 wardly extending flange 17 formed on the outer edge. The inner edge of each section 15 and 16 is inclined longitudinally so that the rear end of each section is of less width than the forward edge, and the inner edge of the Section 16 is curved upwardly as shown at 18 and overlies the "inner edge of the section 15 when the sections are in their normal or receiving position. The rear end of each section 15 and 16 is curved to form an eye 19 through which the transversely extending rod passes for pivotally connecting the transfer device or pan to the auxiliary frame. Upwardly extending projections 20 are formed on or secured to the bottom of each of the sections 15 and 16 of the pan and are adapted to engage the bundles in such a manner as to hold them in the pan when transferring to the bundle receiving basket 6 in a manner to be later described.

A crank shaft 21 is rotatably connected adjacent the rear end of the auxiliary frame by means of the plates 22 and one end thereof is bent to form the handle 23. The crank portion of the shaft is adapted to operate between the guides 24 secured to the underside of the sections 15 and 16 of the pan or transfer device. By the operation of the crank shaft, the sections of the pan are raised or lowered as desired and when raised the free ends of the sections will be separated due to the oppositely inclined portions 12 and 13 of the transversely extending rod secured to the auxiliary frame. When separated t'he sections of the pan will straddle the central partition in the bundle receiving basket 6 and deliver the bundles to the basket on each side of the partition with the outer ends'separated for the purpose previously described.

From the above, it is thought that the detail construction of my invention will be clearly understood.

As stated in the objects my device is adapted to travel with the harvester and binder and receives the bundles from the inclined table and transfers them to the bundle receiving basket from which they are discharged, in the usual manner, into shocks upon the ground. When the bundles of grain are delivered from the binder table to the transfer device or pan, the butt ends are foremost and when received in the bundle basket the butt ends should extend rearwardly so that when dumped from the basket the butt ends will be received on the ground. My pan or transfer device reverses the bundles, when swung, so that the bundles are properly received in the basket with their butt ends extending rearwardly. From the binder table the bundles are discharged into the transfer pan in such a manner that one bundle is received on each section of the pan with the butt ends extending forwardly.

/Vith two bundles received in the pan the handle 23 of the crank shaft 21 is operated to rotate the shaft and this raises the pan with the bundles thereon. the bundles being held in the pan during theswinging thereof by the projections 20. Thes rtugg ng of the panwili separate? the? 11361 eildis Ziif the sections so that they will straddle the central partition of the bundle basket and deliver a bundle on each side'of the partition with the rear ends separated as previously described. The bundles will drop from the pan into the basket and the operation is then reversed to bring the pan into its original position to receive additional bundles. Any desired number of. bundles may be received in the basket 6 before the same is dumped, but it will be understood that there will he an equal number on each side of the central partition. The basket may be dumped in any desired or well known manner and as the construction thereof forms no part of my present invention I have not thought it neressary to illustrate the same or describe it in detail. \Vhile I have described the crank shaft 21 as being rotated by hand, it will be understood that it might be operated through various manual or automatic means to accomplish the same purpose. As the pan is lowered to its original position the longi tudinally extending curved edge 18 of the station 16 will; rid over the inner edge of the section 15 to properly position the sections with respect to one another. When a number of bundles have been stacked in the basket 6 there will be considerable jar to the pan and the auxiliary frame when the pan is swung to discharge position. To overcome this jar and prevent breakage, I provide the springs 9 which ieldingly connect the free end of theauxiliary frame to the main frame. When the swinging of the pan is stopped by contact with the bundles in the basket the free end of the auxiliary frame will yield and place the springs under tension. After pressure is relieved, the springs will return the end ofthe frame to its normal position. It will be noted that the springs are connected to that end of the auxiliary frame towhlch the sections of the pan are connected. r

Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket and a sectional vertically swinging member for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, the sections being separable laterally when swinging.

2. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket having a central partition, and a sectional vertically swinging member for transferring the bundles from thebinder to the basket the sections of the said member separating laterally upon swinging to'deliver the handles on each side of the central partition;

3. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiv ng basket having comprising a bundle receiving basket, and

means for transferring thebundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder, a sectional pan pivotally connected to the frame for receiving the bundles from the binder, and means carried by the frame for swinging the pan vertically and separating the sections laterally;

5. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receivingbasket, and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder, a rod connected to the frame and bent to form oppositely inclined portions, :1 sectional pan pivotally connected to the rod, and means for swinging the pan, the oppositely inclined portions of the rod causing the sections of the pan to separate during the swinging movement thereof.

6. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket having a central partition therein, and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the baskeinsaid means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder. a rod connected to the frame and bent to form oppositely inclined portions, a sectional pan pivotally connected to the rod, and means for swinging the pan. the oppositely inclined portions of the rod causing the sections of the pan to separate during the swinging thereof to deliver the bundles on opposite sides of the partition in the basket.

7. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder, an auxiliary frame yieldingly connected to the first mentioned frame, a pan pivotally connected to the auxiliary frame for receiving the bundles from the binder, and means for swinging the pan for delivering the bundles to the basket.

8. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket; and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket. said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder, an auxiliary frame hingedly con.- nected at one end to the first mentioned frame and yieldingly connected at the opposite end to the first mentioned frame. a pan pivotally connected to the auxiliary frame for receiving the bundles from the binder, and means for swinging the pan for delivering the bundles to the basket.

9. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket, and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder, an auxiliary frame hingedly connected at its forward end to the first mentioned frame, springs yieldingly connecting the rear end of the auxiliary frame to the first mentioned frame, a pan pivotally connected to the rear end of the auxiliary frame for receiving the bundles from the binder. and means for swinging the pan for delivering the bundles to the basket.

10. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket, and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder, an auxiliary frame vieldinglv connected to the first mentioned frame, a rod connected to the auxiliary frame and bent toform oppositely extending inclined portions, a sectional pan pivotall connected to the rod for receiving the bundles from the binder, and means for swinging the pan for delivering the bundles to the basket, the sections of the pan separating during the swinging movement thereof due to the oppositely inclined portions of the rod.

11. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket, and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder. an auxiliary frame yicldingly connected to the first mentioned frame. a rod connected to the auxiliary frame and bent to form oppositely extending inclined portions. a sectional pan pivotally connected to the rod for receiving the bundles from the binder. the inner longitudinal edge of one section of the pan normally overlapping the inner longitudinal edge of the opposite section, and means for swinging the pan for delivering the bundles to the basket. the sections of the pan separating during the swinging movement thereof due to the oppositely inclined portions of the rod.

12. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket. and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket. said means comprising a frame adapted to travel with the binder, an auxiliary frame yieldingly connected to the first mentioned frame, a rod connected to the auxiliary frame and bent to form oppositely extending inclined portions, a sectional pan pivotallv connected to the rod for receiving the bundles from the binder. the inner longitudinal edge of one section of the pan being curved upwardlv and normally overlapping the inner longitudinal edge of the opposite section, and means for swinging the pan for delivering the bundles to thebasket, the sections of the pan separating during the swinging thereof due to the oppositely inclined portions of the rod.

13. A. shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket, and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame, a pan pivotally connected to the frame for vertical swingin movement and for receiving the bundles from the binder, guides secured to the an, a crank rod turnably connected to the rame and operating in the guides of the pan, and means for turning the crank rod for swingin the pan for delivering the bundles to the asket.

14. A shocking attachment for binders comprising a bundle receiving basket, and means for transferring the bundles from the binder to the basket, said means comprising a frame, a rod connected to the frame and bent to form oppositely extending inclined portions, a sectional pan pivotaily connected to the rod for receiving the bundles from the binder, a guide-way secured to each section of the pan, a crank rod turnably mounted on the frame and extending through theguideways of the pan, and means for operating the crank rod for swin 'ng the pan for delivering the bundles to t e basket, the swinging of the pan separating the sections thereof due to the oppositely inclined portions of the rod, and the guide-ways allowing free movement of the sections with respect to the crank rod.

In testimon whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in tie presence of two witnesses.

HENRY S-TUTT. Witnesses:

M. BRUHN, H. E. Bnocn;

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